119-hr5662

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5662 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 5662

 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove the exclusion 
 from medical assistance under the Medicaid program of items and 
 services for patients in an institution for mental diseases.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 September 30, 2025

 Mr. Thanedar introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Energy and Commerce

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 A BILL

 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove the exclusion 
 from medical assistance under the Medicaid program of items and 
 services for patients in an institution for mental diseases.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Access to Institutional 
Mental Health Care Act''.

SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF MEDICAID EXCLUSION FROM MEDICAL ASSISTANCE OF ITEMS 
 AND SERVICES FURNISHED TO PATIENTS IN AN INSTITUTION FOR 
 MENTAL DISEASES.

    (a) In General.--The first sentence of 

section 1905

    (a) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d

    (a) ) is amended, in the matter 
following paragraph

    (32) --

    (1) by striking ``such term does not include--'' and all 
 that follows through ``
        (A) any'' and inserting ``such term does 
 not include any'';

    (2) by striking ``; or'' and inserting a period; and

    (3) by striking subparagraph
        (B) .

    (b) Conforming Amendments To Permit Medical Assistance for IMD 
Patients Under 65 Years of Age.--The following provisions of such Act 
are each amended by striking ``65 years of age or older'' and ``65 
years of age or over'' each place it appears:

    (1) Paragraphs

    (20) and

    (21) of 

section 1902

    (a) (42 U.S.C. 
 1396a

    (a) ).

    (2) Section 1905

    (a)

    (14) (42 U.S.C. 1396d

    (a)

    (14) ).

    (3) Section 1919

    (e)

    (7)
        (B)
            (i) 
            (I) (42 U.S.C. 
 1396r

    (e)

    (7)
        (B)
            (i) 
            (I) ).
            (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on October 1, 2025, and shall apply to items and services 
furnished on or after such date.
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